English

Noun

homofascism ‎(uncountable)

1. A political stance that associates fascism with homosexuality.
   • 2007, Alison Guenther-Pal, Projecting Deviance/Seeing Queerly (page 60)

     Consequently, his position indirectly suggests that perverse societies produce perverse individuals, an ideological stance that very much mirrors a discourse that during the postwar period was primarily observed in literary circles: homofascism.

   • 2013, Daniel Humphrey, Queer Bergman: Sexuality, Gender, and the European Art Cinema

     At its worst, it [the art film] seems politically reactionary, tending toward homofascism.

2. (derogatory) Aggressive support for gay rights.
   • 2008, "No One", Re: GOD is sending homosexuals a message in California, "Mend your ways, or burn in ****!" (on newsgroup alt.politics.homosexuality)

     Homofascism is dedicated to the proposition that anyone who does not believe homosexuality is normal should be fired, disenfranchised, imprisoned, or "harried out of the land."

   • 2011, "Democrats Destroy Society", Re: Southern Poverty Law Center's Despicable Lies (on newsgroup alt.religion.christian)

     If anything, Christians are guilty of standing idly and silently by as creeping homofascism left its depraved bedroom and wormed its way into our public schools, our media, our television shows and Hollywood pictures, and even into our churches and the highest positions in our government and military.

Related terms

• homofascist

See also

• hetero-fascism